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posted by martyb on Wednesday May 06 2020, @10:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the R.I.P. dept.

Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk Co-Founder, Dies Aged 73

As well as being forefathers of the synthpop that would dominate the 1980s and beyond, the title track of Trans-Europe Express was sampled in 1982 by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force for one of the earliest hip-hop hits, Planet Rock, while Computer World was hugely influential on the house and techno music that emerged from Chicago and Detroit that decade.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/06/florian-schneider-kraftwerk-co-founder-dies-aged-73

The German band he helped found toyed with ideas about technology and society, leaving a profound mark on rock, dance music and hip-hop.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/arts/music/florian-schneider-kraftwerk-dead.html

Kraftwerk won a lifetime achievement Grammy award in 2014 and the Grammy for best electronic/dance album (for live album "3-D The Catalogue") in 2018. Last fall, the band was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/06/reports-kraftwerk-co-founder-florian-schneider-dies-73/5175586002/


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2020, @11:24PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2020, @11:24PM (#991196)

    He invented Kraft Dinner.

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